Chrome Canary now shows a redesigned multi‑step PWA install flow with desktop shortcuts, taskbar pinning, progress screens, ...

Silent AI download: Chrome has been installing the 4GB Gemini Nano AI model on eligible devices without notifying users, triggering privacy and transparency concerns. Google's defense: Google says the ...

Silent AI download: Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff found Chrome installs a 4GB Gemini Nano model without notifying users, triggering privacy and consent concerns ...

OpenAI has launched a new Codex extension for Chrome allows users to control the browser via the AI assistant. Codex can be ...

Hanff discovered a four-gigabyte file named “weights.bin,” in a directory called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel.” The file contains ...

Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...

Security researcher Alexander Hanff says Chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI model, raising concerns over consent, storage, ...

Google Chrome may be consuming more space than expected due to an automatic download of a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano.

Google Chrome will steal 4 GB of disk space from your computer for its local large language model unless you opted out. It's ...

Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to backlash over Chrome's practice of silently downloading a 4GB Gemini ...

Chrome users discover Google quietly installed a massive 4GB Gemini Nano AI model on their computers throughout 2024. The undisclosed installation consumes significant storage space equivalent to 800 ...

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.